Norwich City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[dekko]

So this dude was at the game last night:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A92vb3PCAAAe9GB.jpg

[Percy McCarthy]

I notice Yorkie wasn't on your list Brian, and rightly so.

[villajk]

I think I may have one large glass of wine too many in celebration last night, but who care

Fantastic result and great atmosphere.

Still buzzing.

[onje_villa]

Highlights:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/norwich-1-aston-villa-4/

Good goals, shame it didn't show the build-up to the 4th as it was supposed to be great.

Think I like Andi's 2nd the best - a natural finisher if ever I saw one. I also agree with the poster who says we should nurture all our strikers in case Benteke gets injured (perish the thought!)

[LeeB]

Highlights:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/norwich-1-aston-villa-4/

The fourth goal isn't done justice, it started with Benteke doing Ronaldo stepovers and then went through about 15 crisp passes and choruses of ole before he rammed it home.

[David_Nab]

Hopefully BBC will have better highlights tonight then

[pauliewalnuts]

There's still enormous fun to be had out of hearing spoilt Arsenal fans moaning.

Too right, all those boo-hooing Tarquins with their £1500 season tickets and sense of entitlement.

[pauliewalnuts]

Last night against an in form Norwich on their own patch we had a quite magnificent victory. It was fully deserved.

What did we get from the media? At 7.35 this morning on the BBC round up  they spent about 10mins on Arsenal and their defeat. That Nugent woman managed to give our result and that was us dealt with. On Sky Sports news at 8.00AM we didnt make an appearance until 8.15AM.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't want to in any way take away from the performance and result last night, but lest we forget, it was a PL side winning well away to another PL side.

We're not Small Heath, we don't need approval from anyone for managing that.

[rob_bridge]

Last night against an in form Norwich on their own patch we had a quite magnificent victory. It was fully deserved.

What did we get from the media? At 7.35 this morning on the BBC round up  they spent about 10mins on Arsenal and their defeat. That Nugent woman managed to give our result and that was us dealt with. On Sky Sports news at 8.00AM we didnt make an appearance until 8.15AM.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't want to in any way take away from the performance and result last night, but lest we forget, it was a PL side winning well away to another PL side.

We're not Small Heath, we don't need approval from anyone for managing that.

Agree - it's a fantastic results and performance but it is one for us to enjoy.

To be fair Bradford winning is deservedly a bigger story - though predictably turned into Arsenal in Crisis story.

[glasses]

I really think Leeds at eland road could turn Chelsea over especially after a long trek home from Japan - this could be our year folks!

Delighted to hear Delph was outstanding , how did kea and nzogbia do?

Glad to see Delph getting plaudits too. He had a great game. Another standout for me was Clark. Thought he was excellent. Lowton is a very good player and played well. Baker, bar the mistake for the goal was good, Holman never stops and played well too. Kea did enough, but didn't stand out, maybe he was just overshadowed by Delph and Holman. Was impressed with N'zogbia when he came on, brilliant move by Lambert to bring him on. I think we should enjoy Benteke whilst he is here. He is awesome. I'm not being cynical and all 'Randy sells all our players', I just think he could play at a very high level, and soon there will be no shortage of takers.

To sum up, I couldn't be prouder of the lads. The fans were excellent and we deserved a reward for travelling in dangerous conditions to see them.

Smiling from ear to ear

[LeeB]

I really think Leeds at eland road could turn Chelsea over especially after a long trek home from Japan - this could be our year folks!

Delighted to hear Delph was outstanding , how did kea and nzogbia do?

Glad to see Delph getting plaudits too. He had a great game. Another standout for me was Clark. Thought he was excellent. Lowton is a very good player and played well. Baker, bar the mistake for the goal was good, Holman never stops and played well too. Kea did enough, but didn't stand out, maybe he was just overshadowed by Delph and Holman. Was impressed with N'zogbia when he came on, brilliant move by Lambert to bring him on. I think we should enjoy Benteke whilst he is here. He is awesome. I'm not being cynical and all 'Randy sells all our players', I just think he could play at a very high level, and soon there will be no shortage of takers.

To sum up, I couldn't be prouder of the lads. The fans were excellent and we deserved a reward for travelling in dangerous conditions to see them.

Smiling from ear to ear

Spot on with all of that mate.

[Ads]

That was the kind of swashbuckling performance we haven't been threatening these past few games!

We are on a good run, but last night we were excellent attacking wise and could have had more. I am not sure if Benteke was off side, it looked very close to me.

Bring on Bradford and while we wait, lets give the Dippers a good hammering.

[berneboy]

give us the second leg at VP and I dont care.

it will obviously not be the same as that famous victory against the Charlton Law Crerand Kidd Stiles et al

The greatest night at VP in living memory

That was an amazing night.
The Villa, Villa, Villa, chant was a throbbing vibrant powerful wonderful experience. It was impossible to lose.

[SO Villa]

SSN are also showing a rather terrific save by Given. The goals look terrific and Bent was unlucky. It seems that Villa had 17 shots (11 on target) compared to 9 (4?) by Norwich so well done all round.  The 'edge' that was missing appears to have been found!

Yet, when I flicked on WM in the car as I took the missus to work, Franks was saying it was all Norwich with the chances in the game( this was a minute or so before Weeman's first.) I wished we could get a partisan commentator on WM again.

An unbiased one would be a start. But on a night like this, fuck them. If anyone ever asks you what makes three thousand people make an expensive seven hour round trip in freezing cold, foggy, horrible weather two weeks before Christmas, tell them about tonight.

Amen Dave.

Paul franks wasnt even there last night, I had the game on and thought the commentary on wm was very good and praised villa throughout , there were times when Norwich had a hot spell and I can only assume you turned on at that point - wm have rightly been criticised in he past but last night they were very pro villa and excellent in their broadcast.

Surely for radio commentary it's better for it to be impartial? Why would anybody want to listen to a pro-Villa commentator saying that we're playing great when we're not?

[Dave Summers]

I really think Leeds at eland road could turn Chelsea over especially after a long trek home from Japan - this could be our year folks!

Delighted to hear Delph was outstanding , how did kea and nzogbia do?

Glad to see Delph getting plaudits too. He had a great game. Another standout for me was Clark. Thought he was excellent. Lowton is a very good player and played well. Baker, bar the mistake for the goal was good, Holman never stops and played well too. Kea did enough, but didn't stand out, maybe he was just overshadowed by Delph and Holman. Was impressed with N'zogbia when he came on, brilliant move by Lambert to bring him on. I think we should enjoy Benteke whilst he is here. He is awesome. I'm not being cynical and all 'Randy sells all our players', I just think he could play at a very high level, and soon there will be no shortage of takers.

To sum up, I couldn't be prouder of the lads. The fans were excellent and we deserved a reward for travelling in dangerous conditions to see them.

Smiling from ear to ear

Spot on with all of that mate.

Agreed.  Absolutely dead on with all of that.  Great night out :-)  UTV !!!